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H. T. STUGKEY. UMBRELLA HOLDER.

Patented June 28, 1898;

Irs rari-3s IIARRIET T. STUCKEY, OF MANNVILLE, SOUTl-I CAROLINA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,398, dated June as, i898.

Application filed .Tune 18, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, I-IARRIET T. STUOKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mannville, in the county of Sumter and State of South Carolina, have Hinvented certain new'- and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Holders;` and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrella-holders, the objectof the same bcing to provide a device for attaching an umbrella to the body of a person so that both hands may be free.

The invention consists of a plate, padded on the inside," adapted to bear against the back, a tube or cylinder secured to the rear side of said plate, having means for attaching an umbrella therein, and means for securing said plate to the body of the wearer.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a side elevation of the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a front View of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line oc m of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved holder is made up of a plate or back piece 1, of tin, leather, or other'suitj able material, which is padded on the side which bears against the back of the wearer. On the rear of said plate l issecured a tube or cylinder 2, having internal screw-threads in its upper end, into which the lower end of an umbrella may be inserted and held. The front face of the plate lis padded, as shown, and is provided with loops 3 3 thereon, through which the back-bands of a pair of Suspenders may be inserted for securingthe plate to the back of the wearer.

By reason of the fact that the plate l is constructed of metal or leather a rigid support for the back is provided which will prevent the umbrella which is applied thereto from slipping away from the body. Said plate extends from the shoulders down to a point adjacent to the waist of the operator andA provides a broad flat bearing-surface against the back.

Serial No. 595,996. (No model.)

While I havedescribed the umbrella as being adapted to be screwed into theupper end of the tube or cylinder 2, it is obvious that it may be fastened therein in any suitable way with means provided for adjusting the same up and down or at any desired angle. I have also described the plate 1 as being provided with loops through which Suspenders are passed. This form of the invention would be applicable to men only. Forkwo'men or men without Suspenders I may have the plate l secured to a jacket iitting around the body, or straps may be secured to the top of the plate I, which pass around the shoulders, and a second strap secured to the lower end of said plate, which passes around the waist.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An umbrella-holder, consisting of a plate of rigid material which is adapted to bear against the back of the operator and forms a broad bearing-surface extending from a point adjacent to the neck down to a point adjacent to the Waist, and is providedwith inwardly-extending loops through Whieh the. back-band of the Suspenders which support the trousers specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I v

HARRIET T. srUcKEY.

Vitnesses:

A. O. McCUTcI-IEN, D. A. STUCKEY. 

